So after much anticipation, it's finally 2024, which not only marks the start of an election year, but opens a new chapter in this campaign.

People will start voting soon and in states like

Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina, it's getting to be crunch time for the

candidates.

But this year, while all that typical campaigning

is still happening, another storyline has taken off,

which could matter even more than any individual candidate.

Now former President Trump fighting to keep his name on the Republican primary ballot in Colorado and Maine.

The Supreme Court of Colorado and Maine Secretary of State

have each ruled that the former president is not

eligible to run for a second term in the White House. Two states, Colorado and Maine,

are saying that Donald Trump can't be on the ballot at all.

They say that his actions on January 6th violated the 14th Amendment ban on insurrectionist holding federal office.

They're basing this on the clause in the 14th Amendment,

which bars candidates from office who have engaged an insurrection

against the United States.

Main Secretary of State, who ruled on the issue. Put it this way.

Mr. Trump was aware of the tender he laid in a multi-month efforts to challenge legitimacy

of the

20 election and then in an unprecedented and tragic series of events chose to light a match.

And the Trump campaign fired back,

eventually appealing the decision in state court.

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